MITCH Curriculum, Standards, Vision, Mission

Student Achievement

Successful student learning and achievement takes place when excellent teachers use a coherent curriculum, one that is sequentially structured building knowledge year-by-year. We integrate a few excellent, research supported curricula to create a K-5 program of study that is instrumental in students meeting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS.) Think of the CCSS as a building frame for our curriculum – we do not simply teach the standards, but focus on mastery of content knowledge as the essential component for student achievement.

MITCH Curricula

Core Knowledge Sequence (CKS)
- CKS is a knowledge-based, sequential curriculum framework in language arts, history and geography, visual arts, music, and mathematics, as well as science and health. The emphasis is on building a strong foundation in a core body of broadly shared knowledge so that our students can be literate and effective leaders in their communities.
Codebreaker Language Arts (CLA)
- English language is simple and straightforward in that written language is a code generated from spoken language. CLA curriculum teaches students to code and decode – write and read -- by mastering the rules which match written language to what we say, as well as the rules which keep the written language consistent. Using direct Socratic instruction students have many opportunities to master known oral language and their spelling which empowers them to read.
Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
- IEW, a sequentially scaffolded curriculum, develops oral and written language skills beginning with the imitation of mentor texts through the development of creative writing skills. Students are taught structure and style with an emphasis on a continuous cycle of listening, speaking, reading, writing and thinking.
Saxon Mathematics
- In order to master mathematics students must build on prior knowledge. The Saxon curriculum is both sequential and integrated: math strand concepts are introduced and connected throughout each level and across grades. Students are given time and practice to learn, retain and master math concepts before advancing to a higher level.
Life Lab Garden Education
- Life Lab is a national garden-based curriculum recognized by numerous state and national groups including the National Science Teachers’ Association and the U.S. Department of Education. At MITCH the Life Lab curriculum is integrated with and supports science and health instruction.

Standards & Assessments

CCSS Academic Standards , Oregon Department of Education

NWEA Measures of Academic Progress

MITCH Vision and Mission

MITCH Charter School, where every child excels academically, pursues a Core Knowledge Foundation School of Distinction designation with agriculture fully integrated throughout our curriculum.

Our mission is to teach a coherent, cumulative, and content-specific curriculum in language arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, the arts and agriculture so that our students become literate, knowledgeable, and confident leaders serving our community, nation and world.

Take a look at our Strategic Plan.